Sunday, June 16, 2013
Sermon Notes

The Seven Churches were 7 literal churches in western Turkey (Asia) receiving literal Messages aimed at their very real needs in AD 95.

-The seven messages also have several applications for the study of God’s Word in all generations.

-They picture the unfolding of Church History from AD 95-2013+.

-They show the possible condition of every church in the age of Grace.

-The seven churches were divinely picked from over 500 cities and community churches at that time to demonstrate the message God wanted to communicate to all churches throughout church history.

Pergamos or Pergamum = “Marriage”.It pictures a church period when the church became married to the world and the political ruler of the Roman Empire.This church period (313-590 A.D.) was the beginning of the Roman Catholic Church, started by Emperor Constantine.

Pergamos was the city that God calls the seat of Satan.It was the city of learning (famous Library, 200,000 books(scrolls)) were said to be there.

Pergamos was the administrative center of Asia and the center of Caesar worship for the whole province. People in the city were required to worship Caesar or die. Additionally, the city contained the Great Altar of Pergamon, which displayed the likeness of Jupiter (Greek, Zeus the king of the Greek gods) and a battle between giants and Olympian gods. This giant pagan altar was likely what was being referred to when God told the church he knew they lived "where Satan's throne is." The city was full of pagan temples and Satan revelled openly. (Revelation 2:13)